On This Day (July 22nd) Multiple Choice - Statistics

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1992 – Fearing extradition to the United States, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison near which city ? Medellin
75%
2005 – Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers. What nationality was Menezes ? Brazilian
63%
1298 – Wars of Scottish Independence: King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeat William Wallace and his troops outside which Scottish town ? Falkirk
63%
1942 – The United States government begins compulsory civilian rationing of what product due to the wartime demands ? Gasoline
63%
1894 – The first ever motor race is held in France between which two cities ? Paris and Rouen
63%
1990 – Greg LeMond, an American road racing cyclist, wins the Tour de France. How many times did he win the event ? 3
50%
1963 – Crown Colony of Sarawak gains self-governance. On which island was Sarawak ? Borneo
50%
1893 – Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of which mountain ? Pikes Peak
50%
1598 – Which of William Shakespeare’s plays is entered on the Stationers’ Register ? The Merchant of Venice
50%
1943 – World War II: Allied forces capture Palermo during the Allied invasion of Sicily in an operation known by what name ? Operation Husky
38%
1976 – Japan completes its last reparation for war crimes to which nation ? Philippines
38%
1943 – World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in which city, killing 22 ? Athens
25%
1933 – Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York City, completing the first solo flight around the world in what time ? 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes
13%
1342 – St. Mary Magdalene's flood is the worst such event on record for which region ? Central Europe
13%
1997 – The second Blue Water Bridge opens connecting which two countries ? USA and Canada
13%
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